Wasim Akram (Cricketer) Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio
Names earned	Waiz and Sultan of Swing
Profession(s)	Former Pakistani Cricketer (Fast Bowler) and Coach, Cricket Commentator
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 2”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 85 kg in Pounds- 194 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 35 Inches - Biceps: 13.5 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 25 January 1985 vs New Zealand in Auckland ODI- 23 November 1984 vs New Zealand in Faisalabad T20- N/A
International Retirement	He retired from all formats of international cricket in 2003. [1]Dawn
Last Match	Test- 8 May 2022 vs New Zealand at National Stadium ODI- 4 March 2003 vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club T20- N/A
Coach/Mentor	Javed Miandad and Imran Khan
Jersey Number	#3(Pakistan) #3(County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team	Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore, Lancashire
Nature on field	Aggressive
Likes to play against	India
Favourite Ball	Reverse swing
Records (main ones)	• He took 4 hat-tricks in his international cricket career, 2 in Tests and 2 in ODIs.  • He holds the record of taking the most wickets in World Cup (55 in 38 matches). • He was the first bowler to take 500 ODI wickets.  • He is the 9 highest wicket-taker in Test matches with 414 wickets, most by any left-arm bowler. • He holds the record for the highest score by a No. 8 batsman, as he scored  257 not out against Zimbabwe in 1996.
Career Turning Point	His debut First-Class match for the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Patrons XI against New Zealand at Rawalpindi in 1984.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 June 1966 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)	59 Years
Birthplace	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
College	Islamia College, Lahore
Family	Father- Chaudhry Mohammad Akram Mother- Begum Akram Chaudhry Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Listening music
Favourites
Cricketer	Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Javed Miandad Bowler: Malcolm Marshall and Imran Khan
Cricket Ground	MCG in Melbourne
Food	European and Oriental food
Actor	Shah Rukh Khan
Hotel	The Oberoi in New Delhi
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sushmita Sen (Actress) Shaniera Thompson (Philanthropist and Public relations consultant)
Wife	Huma (Psychologist, 1995-2009) Shaniera Thompson (Philanthropist and Public relations consultant)
Children	Daughters- Aiyla Son- Tahmoor and Akbar
Money Factor
Net Worth	$23 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Wasim Akram

• Akram was initially spotted by Javed Miandad after which he debuted for Pakistan in a 1984-85 series.

• In his debut First-Class match for the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Patrons XI against New Zealand at Rawalpindi in 1984, he took 7 wickets and later earned a trip to New Zealand.

• He suffered from diabetes since he was 30 years old.

• On his first tour, he asked Miandad about the money required to travel, as he didn’t know that instead he will get paid.

• He retired from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup.

• He has never played an international T20 match, but played 5 counties T20 matches for Hampshire and took a total of 8 wickets for them.

• He won 17 Man of the Match awards in his career.

• Once his father, Chaudhry Mohammad Akram was kidnapped, beaten for a day, and later released him.

• Wasim and Waqar Younis were considered one of the most deadly bowling pairs, but off the field, they had a great rivalry and used to hate each other.

• His first wife, Huma, died in 2009 in Chennai due to multiple organ failures. Later, he married Shaniera Thompson from Australia in a private ceremony on 12 August 2013.

• He is 17 years older than Shaniera.

• He works a lot for charity and has a foundation called The Akram Foundation.

• In 2016, the couple appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show in India. 

• In October 2022, while talking about his upcoming book titled Sultan: A Memoir, he revealed that following his retirement in 2003, he became addicted to cocaine, and it ended after the death of his first wife, Huma, in 2009. ^[2]Dawn Akram said,
  

  I developed a dependence on cocaine. It started innocuously enough when I was offered a line at a party in England; my use grew steadily more serious, to the point that I felt I needed it to function.”

• In March 2024, Wasim took a dig at cricketer Shaheen Afridi‘s all-around skills. Shaheen, however, responded by making a shushing gesture after scoring a half-century in 28 balls in a Pakistan Super League match on 10 March.

• In June 2025, a statue of Wasim was unveiled at Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The statue received criticism for its appearance, as many netizens trolled the sculptors for creating a face that looked “disappointed.”
  

  Waseem Akram’s statue